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Currently a full-time Summer Fellow at the Worthington Resource Pantry with The Columbus Foundation, continually pursuing opportunities to achieve health access and equity.

Weeks 9 & 10: That’s all she wrote!

Alright folks, I have to be completely honest that this is me being lazy (or efficient, however you look at it!). I’m combining weeks nine and ten into one blog post because they’ve both ran together and flown by way … Continue reading

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Week Eight: Save the Date!

And just like that we are at the end of week eight! As we get closer and closer to our annual fundraiser, the Worthington Resource Pantry continues to work hard to get its voice and mission out to our neighbors. … Continue reading

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Week Seven: Girls, Who Run the (Non-profit) World

Week seven has been awesome, inspiring, and best of all filled to the brim with girl power! I have bragged plenty about my coworkers but this week our executive director, Jennifer, and our Development Director, Kelly, killed it every day … Continue reading

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Week Six: In the heat of it!

With another week at the pantry flying by, I started to realize how easy it is to get stuck in ruts when work becomes repetitive and familiar. The initial excitement of a new environment, new coworkers, and meeting new neighbors … Continue reading

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Week Five- We’re Halfway There!

Whoa, we’re halfway through the summer already- it’s SO hard to believe I’ve only been at the Resource Center for 5 weeks. Time sure does fly when you’re having so much non-profit fun! This week was cut short with the … Continue reading

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Week Four: Part of the team!

Week 4 at the Worthington Resource Pantry has been super busy but also super fun at the same time! As I have said before, I cannot believe I’ve only been working here for this short amount of time. My coworkers … Continue reading

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Week Three: Getting down to business!

I can’t believe I’ve only been working at the Worthington Resource Pantry for three weeks- it feels like I’ve been here for much longer! My coworkers and I have been moving full-force this past week, and I have enjoyed diving … Continue reading

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Week Two: Community Is Key

Hello again! Week 2 of my fellowship experience has been INCREDIBLE and I cannot wait to see what the rest of the summer has in store. To begin, I’ll introduce myself further than I did last week… My name is … Continue reading

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Week One: Healthier & Wealthier

“The first wealth is health.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Between 2000 and 2013, Columbus suburbs have experienced both the fastest population growth, up 22.8%, and the fastest growth in suburban poverty, up 113.6%. Furthermore, Ohio’s poor are more likely to live … Continue reading

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